Post 4: The Portrayal

In the series John Adams is portrayed as being instrumental in the American Revolution but has noticeable flaws in comparison to other founding fathers. Adams is portrayed as being quite a passionate individual who is never afraid to stick up for his beliefs. On the other hand is extremely arrogant believing his beliefs are the only way forward this is his primary flaw. Adams has an extreme lack of diplomacy and places his politics above everything else which brings him many enemies and destroyed many of his relationships.  Adams is only truly happy when he is proven right and often acts like a spoilt child yelling and screaming when things don’t go his way and will defiantly do something as a result. One of Adam’s lowest moments for me was when he refused to attend the Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson, due to his own disappointment. I think that Adams should have showed face and instead he was very insolent and destroyed what was left of his reputation. Overall I liked Adam’s passion and his confidence but I do feel like what he greatly lacked and needed was diplomacy and humility as Abigail said “you need to watch your tongue”.